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Show . JI0lD.S rUACnUAMORKi-k A''foiid of prhctifnl jokM-uftOveii Tito-bilore Tito-bilore Hood kimsclf, Toni Hood was often jsihIitln bis own net, but Ofteii guvo a qnil pro jut. llts dftugHter thus chroti-icles'out: chroti-icles'out: ''I'wo. or th.rep friciids came down, for a daji shooting, ami as tbey often did,' in the evening rowed out" into the nilddlo of tho lake iu an old' punt.Thpy were all full of spirits, mid pluyed.ott' one ot two jprapticiil jokes on tticirliost, till on get' ' ting opt, of the bbnt, leaving hiin last, pup f of them gave it a punh, and but' wenl my ; father into the water. FottoiratCtly it I was the lauding placoniid thi) Water-was not dcfpt.but, he was wet through, It was. playing with edged tool to venture on jiucb rfeks with him, and bo qiiielly dcterrnlned tp turn the lables. Accords Ingly he presently tiegan to complain pf craiup and stitches, and at last went In dpora, Ills frieuda getting. ashauie4 of thejr rough fun, pcrimded)iioj to go toj bed, which his licc'ordlngly did. Ill groans j und complaints increased so - alarmingly j that they were at their wit's cuds what to dp. My. mother had received n tjuiot1 jbint, and was therefore not alanned, 1 Uipuglmmicli amuse, at tho terrified efforts ef-forts apd prescriptions pf ihe tciicntant jokers. lheroNvas no doctor to lie bad foe miles, and ail sorts of queer remedies wejp suggested and administered ray fu-jher fu-jher shaking with laughter while Uwy I iOppPswl bp had got agoe P fever. One , f rushed p with a tint'kettfe of boiling t water hanging hia arm, another tottered tot-tered uoder a tin bath, aud the. third ' f brought the mustard. . J 1 My fathkr at length, ss well as be eouhl speak; gate: out' ipf d scpukbral jhHPK voice that be Wni'sure he yo dying, 'and fBJffll r detailed sdtne most ''nbsnrd diVeotkms' W lBBl h' hifr will, whieh.thcy. wcror aU. ?tP Wht BBBBj ' cued to ice the fun of ' jit- last , be WHtWk VjBBH ' 1 stiiijd it lio longer, aud. nftcrJieaiiBg tk "mBBvM H penitent pfrciulers big him to. forgiVptheiH fBBBl for'thcir nnfortanitp jdW, and . IjcscccK dMmM ' him to.lwlletbjti'nhel Ttmersb,,u-irst -yJBBTB iutrf n" jiprfect fitbC lahghing, wlikli tfecyi " avBx t thought; nt.fi'rst,. was dcliroua frenzy-,! 'ftrMM ' 1 |